diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 0c18dbc94..cc43efd47 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func changeWorkDir(fsys afero.Fs) error {
 func addSentryScope(scope *sentry.Scope) {
 	serviceImages := services.GetServiceImages()
 	imageToVersion := make(map[string]interface{}, len(serviceImages))
-	for _, image := range services.GetServiceImages() {
+	for _, image := range serviceImages {
 		parts := strings.Split(image, ":")
 		// Bypasses sentry's IP sanitization rule, ie. 15.1.0.147
 		if net.ParseIP(parts[1]) != nil {
diff --git a/internal/services/services.go b/internal/services/services.go
index 9c16aac4a..a6d451ede 100644
--- a/internal/services/services.go
+++ b/internal/services/services.go
@@ -19,35 +19,9 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, fsys afero.Fs) error {
 	_ = utils.LoadConfigFS(fsys)
 	serviceImages := GetServiceImages()
 
-	linked := make(map[string]string)
+	var linked map[string]string
 	if projectRef, err := flags.LoadProjectRef(fsys); err == nil {
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		wg.Add(4)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			if version, err := tenant.GetDatabaseVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
-				linked[utils.Config.Db.Image] = version
-			}
-		}()
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			if version, err := tenant.GetGotrueVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
-				linked[utils.Config.Auth.Image] = version
-			}
-		}()
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			if version, err := tenant.GetPostgrestVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
-				linked[utils.Config.Api.Image] = version
-			}
-		}()
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			if version, err := tenant.GetStorageVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
-				linked[utils.Config.Storage.Image] = version
-			}
-		}()
-		wg.Wait()
+		linked = GetRemoteImages(ctx, projectRef)
 	}
 
 	table := `|SERVICE IMAGE|LOCAL|LINKED|
@@ -82,3 +56,36 @@ func GetServiceImages() []string {
 		utils.ImageProxyImage,
 	}
 }
+
+func GetRemoteImages(ctx context.Context, projectRef string) map[string]string {
+	const cap = 4
+	linked := make(map[string]string, cap)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(cap)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if version, err := tenant.GetDatabaseVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
+			linked[utils.Config.Db.Image] = version
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if version, err := tenant.GetGotrueVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
+			linked[utils.Config.Auth.Image] = version
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if version, err := tenant.GetPostgrestVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
+			linked[utils.Config.Api.Image] = version
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if version, err := tenant.GetStorageVersion(ctx, projectRef); err == nil {
+			linked[utils.Config.Storage.Image] = version
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+	return linked
+}
diff --git a/internal/start/start.go b/internal/start/start.go
index b4a3941c3..b4b192d18 100644
--- a/internal/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/start/start.go
@@ -24,10 +24,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/db/reset"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/db/start"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/functions/serve"
+	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/services"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/status"
 	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/supabase/cli/internal/utils/flags"
 )
 
+func suggestUpdateCmd(serviceImages map[string]string) string {
+	cmd := "You are running outdated service versions locally:\n"
+	for k, v := range serviceImages {
+		cmd += fmt.Sprintf("%s => %s\n", k, v)
+	}
+	cmd += fmt.Sprintf("Run %s to update them.", utils.Aqua("supabase link"))
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func Run(ctx context.Context, fsys afero.Fs, excludedContainers []string, ignoreHealthCheck bool) error {
 	// Sanity checks.
 	{
@@ -41,6 +52,19 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, fsys afero.Fs, excludedContainers []string, ignore
 		} else if !errors.Is(err, utils.ErrNotRunning) {
 			return err
 		}
+		if ref, err := flags.LoadProjectRef(fsys); err == nil {
+			local := services.GetServiceImages()
+			remote := services.GetRemoteImages(ctx, ref)
+			for _, image := range local {
+				parts := strings.Split(image, ":")
+				if version, ok := remote[image]; ok && version == parts[1] {
+					delete(remote, image)
+				}
+			}
+			if len(remote) > 0 {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, suggestUpdateCmd(remote))
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := utils.RunProgram(ctx, func(p utils.Program, ctx context.Context) error {